National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

<strong>Wins Above Replacement</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add.<br>Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br>Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Winfield • SDP 8.3
2. Schmidt • PHI 7.9
3. Niekro • ATL 7.7
4. Hernandez • STL 7.6
5. Parker • PIT 6.7
6. Carter • MON 6.0
7. Tenace • SDP 5.9
8. Reuschel • CHC 5.9
9. Bench • CIN 5.6
10. Richard • HOU 5.4

WAR for Pitchers

<strong>Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. This value includes defensive support and includes additional value for high leverage situations.<br>Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br> Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Niekro • ATL 7.4
2. Reuschel • CHC 5.7
3. Richard • HOU 5.6
4. Sutter • CHC 4.9
5. Swan • NYM 4.6
6. Hume • CIN 3.9
7. McGlothen • CHC 3.8
8. Rogers • MON 3.8
9. Lamp • CHC 3.7
10. Hooton • LAD 3.6

Earned Run Average

<strong>9 * ER / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played.<br>Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats<br><span class=glimmer>Gold</span> means awarded ERA title at end of year.

1. Richard • HOU 2.71
2. Hume • CIN 2.76
3. Schatzeder • MON 2.83
4. Hooton • LAD 2.97
5. Niekro • HOU 3.00
6. Rogers • MON 3.00
7. Forsch • HOU 3.04
8. Lee • MON 3.04
9. Perry • SDP 3.06
10. Seaver • CIN 3.14

Wins

Wins

1. Niekro • HOU 21
Niekro • ATL 21
3. Carlton • PHI 18
Reuschel • CHC 18
Richard • HOU 18
6. Sutcliffe • LAD 17
7. Lee • MON 16
Seaver • CIN 16
9. Martínez • STL 15
Vuckovich • STL 15

Win-Loss %

<strong>Win-Loss Percentage</strong><br>W / (W + L)<br>For players, leaders need one decision for every ten team games.<br>For managers, minimum to qualify for leading is 320 games.

1. Bibby • PIT .750
2. Seaver • CIN .727
3. Blyleven • PIT .706
4. Tidrow • CHC .688
5. Niekro • HOU .656
6. Martínez • STL .652
7. Kison • PIT .650
8. Forsch • HOU .647
9. LaCoss • CIN .636
10. Sutcliffe • LAD .630

Walks & Hits per IP

<strong>(BB + H)/IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Forsch • HOU 1.069
2. Richard • HOU 1.088
3. Seaver • CIN 1.153
4. Sutton • LAD 1.159
5. Carlton • PHI 1.159
6. Candelaria • PIT 1.169
7. Kison • PIT 1.172
8. Swan • NYM 1.186
9. Hume • CIN 1.196
10. Hooton • LAD 1.198

Hits per 9 IP

<strong>9 x H / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Richard • HOU 6.773
2. Carlton • PHI 7.243
3. Niekro • HOU 7.544
4. Schatzeder • MON 7.556
5. Andújar • HOU 7.794
6. Seaver • CIN 7.828
7. Forsch • HOU 7.852
8. Sanderson • MON 7.929
9. Sutton • LAD 8.004
10. Sutcliffe • LAD 8.070

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

<strong>9 x BB / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Forsch • HOU 1.773
2. Candelaria • PIT 1.783
3. Hume • CIN 1.822
4. Lee • MON 1.865
5. Swan • NYM 2.041
6. Lamp • CHC 2.067
7. Forsch • STL 2.140
8. Jones • SDP 2.190
9. McGlothen • CHC 2.335
10. Kison • PIT 2.350

Strikeouts per 9 IP

<strong>9 x SO / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Richard • HOU 9.636
2. Carlton • PHI 7.637
3. Sanderson • MON 7.393
4. Blyleven • PIT 6.522
5. Krukow • CHC 6.504
6. McGlothen • CHC 6.241
7. Schatzeder • MON 5.889
8. Sutton • LAD 5.814
9. Vuckovich • STL 5.601
10. Falcone • NYM 5.527

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Tekulve • PIT 94
2. Romo • PIT 84
3. Jackson • PIT 72
4. Lavelle • SFG 70
5. Garber • ATL 68
6. Murray • 2TM 67
7. Bair • CIN 65
McGraw • PHI 65
9. Littell • STL 63
Sambito • HOU 63
Tidrow • CHC 63

Saves

Saves

1. Sutter • CHC 37
2. Tekulve • PIT 31
3. Garber • ATL 25
4. Sambito • HOU 22
5. Lavelle • SFG 20
6. Sosa • MON 18
7. Hume • CIN 17
8. McGraw • PHI 16
Bair • CIN 16
10. Jackson • PIT 14

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Niekro • ATL 342.0
2. Richard • HOU 292.1
3. Niekro • HOU 263.2
4. Jones • SDP 263.0
5. Swan • NYM 251.1
6. Carlton • PHI 251.0
7. Rogers • MON 248.2
8. Sutcliffe • LAD 242.0
9. Reuschel • CHC 239.0
10. Blyleven • PIT 237.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Richard • HOU 313
2. Carlton • PHI 213
3. Niekro • ATL 208
4. Blyleven • PIT 172
5. McGlothen • CHC 147
6. Sutton • LAD 146
7. Swan • NYM 145
Vuckovich • STL 145
9. Rogers • MON 143
10. Perry • SDP 140

Games Started

Games Started

1. Niekro • ATL 44
2. Jones • SDP 39
3. Niekro • HOU 38
Richard • HOU 38
5. Blyleven • PIT 37
Rogers • MON 37
7. Reuschel • CHC 36
8. Carlton • PHI 35
Lerch • PHI 35
Swan • NYM 35

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Niekro • ATL 23
2. Richard • HOU 19
3. Rogers • MON 13
Carlton • PHI 13
5. Hooton • LAD 12
6. Niekro • HOU 11
7. Perry • SDP 10
Fulgham • STL 10
Forsch • HOU 10
Swan • NYM 10
Blue • SFG 10

Shutouts

Shutouts<br>No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Seaver • CIN 5
Rogers • MON 5
Niekro • HOU 5
4. Carlton • PHI 4
Richard • HOU 4
6. Swan • NYM 3
Sanderson • MON 3
Espinosa • PHI 3
Rasmussen • SDP 3
Lee • MON 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Niekro • ATL 41
2. Knepper • SFG 30
3. McGlothen • CHC 27
4. Candelaria • PIT 25
Carlton • PHI 25
6. Denny • STL 24
Falcone • NYM 24
8. Blue • SFG 23
9. Vuckovich • STL 22
10. Blyleven • PIT 21
Sutton • LAD 21

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Niekro • ATL 113
2. Blue • SFG 111
3. Niekro • HOU 107
4. Denny • STL 100
5. Richard • HOU 98
6. Sutcliffe • LAD 97
7. Blyleven • PIT 92
8. Carlton • PHI 89
9. Andújar • HOU 88
10. D'Acquisto • SDP 86

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Niekro • ATL 311
2. Jones • SDP 257
3. Reuschel • CHC 251
4. Blue • SFG 246
5. Knepper • SFG 241
Swan • NYM 241
7. Blyleven • PIT 238
8. McGlothen • CHC 236
9. Rogers • MON 232
10. Lee • MON 230

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

<strong>SO/W or SO/BB</strong><br>For recent years, pitching leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played.<br>No batting leaders computed.

1. Richard • HOU 3.194
2. McGlothen • CHC 2.673
3. Sanderson • MON 2.556
4. Swan • NYM 2.544
5. Candelaria • PIT 2.463
6. Hume • CIN 2.424
7. Sutton • LAD 2.393
8. Carlton • PHI 2.393
9. Kison • PIT 2.333
10. Vuckovich • STL 2.266

Home Runs per 9 IP

<strong>9 x HR / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Andújar • HOU 0.325
2. Richard • HOU 0.400
3. Perry • SDP 0.464
4. Hooton • LAD 0.467
5. Rogers • MON 0.507
6. LaCoss • CIN 0.569
7. Niekro • HOU 0.580
8. Jones • SDP 0.582
9. Sutcliffe • LAD 0.595
10. Reuschel • CHC 0.603

Losses

Losses

1. Niekro • ATL 20
2. Garber • ATL 16
Shirley • SDP 16
4. Sutton • LAD 15
5. Blue • SFG 14
Falcone • NYM 14
McGlothen • CHC 14
Reuss • LAD 14
Solomon • ATL 14
10. D'Acquisto • SDP 13
Lerch • PHI 13
Norman • CIN 13
Richard • HOU 13
Swan • NYM 13

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Blue • SFG 132
2. Niekro • ATL 129
3. Denny • STL 111
4. Knepper • SFG 107
5. Jones • SDP 106
6. Carlton • PHI 101
7. McGlothen • CHC 97
8. Reuschel • CHC 96
Sutton • LAD 96
10. Blyleven • PIT 95

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Niekro • HOU 19
Richard • HOU 19
3. Niekro • ATL 18
4. Carlton • PHI 10
Falcone • NYM 10
Rogers • MON 10
7. Blyleven • PIT 9
Hough • LAD 9
Sutter • CHC 9
10. Blue • SFG 8
Curtis • SFG 8
Minton • SFG 8
Sutcliffe • LAD 8

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Niekro • ATL 11
2. Reuschel • CHC 10
3. Bonham • CIN 8
Hough • LAD 8
5. Niekro • HOU 7
6. Blyleven • PIT 6
Holtzman • CHC 6
Shirley • SDP 6
Solomon • ATL 6
10. Carlton • PHI 5
Garber • ATL 5
Lamp • CHC 5
Whitson • 2TM 5

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Niekro • ATL 1,436
2. Richard • HOU 1,175
3. Niekro • HOU 1,095
4. Jones • SDP 1,088
5. Blue • SFG 1,041
6. Rogers • MON 1,032
7. Carlton • PHI 1,029
8. Swan • NYM 1,027
9. Reuschel • CHC 1,021
10. Blyleven • PIT 1,018

Games Finished

Games Finished<br>Credited to the last pitcher to appear for a team in a game.<br>Complete Games are not counted as Games Finished.

1. Tekulve • PIT 67
2. Sutter • CHC 56
3. Garber • ATL 55
Lavelle • SFG 55
5. Sambito • HOU 51
6. McGraw • PHI 43
7. Bair • CIN 42
8. Fingers • SDP 41
Sosa • MON 41
10. Littell • STL 40

Adjusted ERA+

<strong>ERA+</strong><br>100*[lgERA/ERA]<br>Adjusted to the player&#x2019;s ballpark(s).

1. Hume • CIN 137
2. Richard • HOU 130
3. Schatzeder • MON 130
4. Kison • PIT 122
5. Hooton • LAD 122
6. Rogers • MON 122
7. Candelaria • PIT 121
8. Lee • MON 121
9. Seaver • CIN 121
10. Niekro • ATL 119

Fielding Independent Pitching

<strong>Fielding Independent Pitching</strong><br>this stat measures a pitcher's effectiveness at preventing HR, BB, HBP and causing SO<br><tt>(13*HR + 3*(BB+HBP) - 2*SO)/IP + Constant<sub>lg</sub></tt><br>The constant is set so that each season major-league average FIP is the same as the major-league avg ERA

1. Richard • HOU 2.21
2. Hooton • LAD 3.11
3. Perry • SDP 3.11
4. Rogers • MON 3.30
5. Hume • CIN 3.31
6. Swan • NYM 3.32
7. Seaver • CIN 3.33
8. Sanderson • MON 3.35
9. Kison • PIT 3.35
10. Carlton • PHI 3.45

Adj. Pitching Runs

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Runs</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s runs total via linear weights.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Richard • HOU 29
2. Fulgham • STL 20
3. Hume • CIN 20
4. Sutter • CHC 19
5. Sambito • HOU 19
6. Sosa • MON 19
7. Rogers • MON 17
8. Niekro • ATL 17
9. Tekulve • PIT 17
10. Schatzeder • MON 16

Adj. Pitching Wins

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Wins</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s wins with his arm.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Richard • HOU 3.1
2. Fulgham • STL 2.2
3. Hume • CIN 2.1
Sutter • CHC 2.1
5. Sambito • HOU 2.0
6. Sosa • MON 2.0
7. Rogers • MON 1.9
8. Niekro • ATL 1.8
9. Tekulve • PIT 1.7
10. Schatzeder • MON 1.7

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

<strong>Base-Out Runs Saved</strong><br>Given the bases occupied/out situation, how many runs did the pitcher<br>save in the resulting play. Compared to average, so 0 is average, and<br>above 0 is better than average

1. Richard • HOU 34.46
2. Hume • CIN 26.53
3. Tekulve • PIT 24.41
4. Fulgham • STL 22.79
5. Sutter • CHC 21.56
6. Rogers • MON 20.93
7. Sambito • HOU 20.36
8. Niekro • HOU 19.15
9. Forsch • HOU 18.61
10. Schatzeder • MON 18.39

Win Probability Added (WPA)

<strong>Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability.<br>A change of +/- 1 would indicate one win added or lost.

1. Tekulve • PIT 5.7
2. Richard • HOU 4.0
3. Sutter • CHC 4.0
4. Niekro • HOU 3.2
5. Sambito • HOU 3.1
6. Sosa • MON 2.8
7. Perry • SDP 2.6
8. Fulgham • STL 2.6
9. Lee • MON 2.5
10. Littell • STL 2.5

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

<strong>Situational Wins (WPA/LI)</strong><br>It is the sum of WPA divided by the leverage index for each play.<br>WPA depends greatly on the context of the at bats.<br>This stat does not.

1. Richard • HOU 3.9
2. Sutcliffe • LAD 2.8
3. Hooton • LAD 2.8
4. Fulgham • STL 2.3
5. Sutter • CHC 2.3
6. Seaver • CIN 2.2
7. Perry • SDP 2.1
8. Forsch • HOU 2.1
9. Carlton • PHI 2.1
10. Tekulve • PIT 2.1

Championship WPA (cWPA)

<strong>Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability, displayed in percentage points.<br>A change of +/- 100% would indicate one world series win added or lost.

1. Tekulve • PIT 10.1
2. Richard • HOU 8.0
3. Kison • PIT 7.9
4. Palmer • MON 7.7
5. Sosa • MON 5.1
6. Lee • MON 5.0
7. Hume • CIN 4.4
8. Niekro • HOU 3.8
9. Schatzeder • MON 3.5
Sutter • CHC 3.5

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

<strong>Base-Out Wins Saved</strong><br>This is the number of wins above average the player was worth by their performance<br>measured by the 24 base-out situations.

1. Richard • HOU 3.9
2. Hume • CIN 2.8
3. Tekulve • PIT 2.5
4. Fulgham • STL 2.5
5. Rogers • MON 2.3
6. Sambito • HOU 2.2
7. Sutter • CHC 2.2
8. Niekro • HOU 2.1
9. Forsch • HOU 2.1
10. Schatzeder • MON 2.0

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/Team Game (batting), 1.0 IP/Team Game (pitching), 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/Team Game (W-L%) is needed for single-season leaderboards. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1898, so all leaders are since 1898. Explanation of min. requirements